Risk Factors for the Development of Postoperative Delirium in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients
Objectives:
To determine and quantify risk factors for postoperative pediatric delirium.
Design:
Single-center prospective cohort study.
Setting:
Twenty-two bed PICU in a tertiary care academic medical center in Germany.
Patients:
All children admitted after major elective surgery (n = 93; 0–17 yr).
Interventions:
After awakening, children were screened for delirium using the Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium bid over a period of 5 days. Demographic and clinical data were collected from the initiation of general anesthesia.
Measurements and Main Results:
A total of 61 patients (66%) were delirious. Younger children developed delirium more frequently, and the symptoms were more pronounced. The number of preceding operations did not influence the risk of delirium. Total IV anesthesia had a lower risk than inhalational anesthesia (p
Source: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - Category: Pediatrics Tags: Online Clinical Investigations Source Type: research
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